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90-minute Webcast
Specialty Pharmacy Management 2.0
 Next-generation Strategies to Lower Costs, Improve Member Experience
Webcast held December 3, 2009. Now available as downloadable recording.
With the dramatic growth of specialty pharmacy budgets in the past five years, most organizations have implemented basic strategies to control costs. Many organizations are struggling to move beyond basics to solutions that not only control costs, but also maximize the value of specialty therapies. Join us to learn from two leading experts on designing and implementing next-generation specialty pharmacy programs. They will share insights into the tools, tips and traps associated with optimal specialty pharmacy management based on case studies from their own practice settings.
Speakers:
Matthew P. Mitchell, PharmD, MBA, MHP
Manager of Pharmacy Services, SelectHealth (formerly Intermountain Health Care Health Plans)
Robert (Bob) Carta
Assistant Vice President of Pharmacy Services, Carolinas Health Care System, the 3rd largest public hospital system in America.
Learning Objectives:
The program is designed to help human resource and benefits professionals, pharmacy professionals, PBM executives, and consultants to:
- Adopt strategies to quickly gain physician input and approval for key specialty initiatives.
- Incorporate cost-effectiveness research into decision-making.
- Communicate benefits of specialty pharmacy management to internal and external stakeholders.
- Measure the impact of program changes on members, providers and payers.
- Evaluate the potential for alternative distribution networks that can generate significant savings and enhance member experience.
- Design member incentives and physician communications to encourage utilization of alternative distribution channels.
Downloadable Recording $279
10% discount for PBMI members
About the Speakers:
Matthew Mitchell, PharmD, MBA, MHP is responsible for pharmacy benefit management, associated clinical pharmacists and a managed care practice resident at SelectHealth. He oversees clinical programs and initiatives in the management of more than $350 million in pharmacy and medical injectable/infusible drug claims annually.
Matthew represents pharmacy services for several integrated clinical program boards, including oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, obesity, attention deficit disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and respiratory care. Other current responsibilities include pharmacy and therapeutics committee formulary presentations, employer group presentations, injectable drug management, clinical research projects, physician education, prior authorization management, clinical guideline development, care management nurse education, pharmacy student/resident preceptorship, and economic modeling. Matthew has doctor of pharmacy degree from Idaho State University. Other post-graduate training includes a managed care pharmacy practice residency and a master's degree in business administration.
Robert (Bob) Carta is responsible for overall organization, clinical management, and strategic growth planning for all pharmaceutical services provided within the Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS). His responsibilities encompass multiple care environments, including eight acute hospitals; four indigent care ambulatory clinics; six retail pharmacies; and facilities for long-term care, behavioral health and rehabilitation. He recently developed and successfully launched CarolinaCare, a new mail-order pharmacy serving 40,000 CHS employees and affiliates. In addition, he oversees several management contracts for the provision of pharmacy services to CHS affiliates.
Bob is vice chair of the Premier National Pharmacy Committee and serves on the Dean's Advisory Board for Wingate University School of Pharmacy. He is an active presenter and speaker to Novation, Premier, American Society of Healthcare Pharmacists (ASHP) and serves on the faculty of the ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.
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